WEBVTT THANKSGIVINGCELEBRATIONS ACROSSTHE CENTRAL COAST.AND ONE OF THE BESTEXAMPLES OF PEOPLEHELPING OTHERS WAS ONDISPLAY AT THE SANTACRUZ CIVIC AUDITORIUMTODAY.THE ACTS OF LOVEFOUNDATION ANDFRIENDS OFTHANKSGIVING SERVEDHOT MEALS AND MORE TOTHOSE IN NEED.ACTION NEWSREPORTER PHIL GOMEZHAS THE STORY.###FOLKS LINED UP HOURSBEFORE THE DOORSOPENED AT THE THESANTA CRUZ CIVICAUDITORIUM.A LINE THAT STRETCHEDAROUND THE CORNERFOR THE COMMUNITYTHANKSGIVING DINNERTHAT'S BEEN IN THEPLANNING STAGES FORMONTHS.Let's do itAN ARMY OF VOLUNTEERSWERE ON HAND TO HELPGUIDE THEM THROUGH AGAUNTLET OFVEGTABLES, POTATOESAND TURKEY.Total volunters and totalorganizing easily over twohundred. We're expecting toserve anywhere between onethousand and 1200.SOME VOLUNTEERS MADEIT A COMMITTMENT FORTHE ENTIRE FAMILY.My brother, my sister, my dadand I are all volunteeringtoday.To give back, it makes you feelgood.COOKING FOR THE EVENTBEGAN WEDNESDAY. AWALK-IN OVEN WAS USEDTO ROAST SIXTY TURKEYSAND AN APPRECIATIVEGROUP ATE IT UP.This stuff is really goodquality.I'm really thankful. I feelblessed.IN ADDITION TO AHEARTY MEAL, SOMERECEIVED NEW COATS,SOCKS, AND SHOESESSENTIAL ITEMS THATWILL HELP THOSE WHOLIVE OUTDOORS.We're seeing a lot of wet feet.Alot of feet that aren't beingcaredfor, they have old soles.We're looking for people fromthehomeless shlleter who arehomeless in general who are theworst.THERE WAS A LIMITEDSUPPLY AND THEY WEREGOBBLED UP.I actually have muscular skeltalproblems....I know when you'retrying to walk or whatever, itreally helps to have supportiveand good fitting shoes. Itsoundsminor but it's really iportantandwe're very grateful.BY THE END OF THETHANKSGIVING DAY,THEACTS OF LOVEFOUNDATION ANDFRIENDS OFTHANKSGIVING AND ALLOF THOSE VOLUNTEERSSERVED HOT MEALS TOONE THOUSAND ONEHUNDRED AND 75PEOPLE.IN SANTA CRUZ, PHILGOMEZ, KSBW ACTIONNEWS EIGHT.